Even though it was one of the better days for weather, there were only half a dozen of us out on the run to Bellever Tor at the end of May. From our pickup point at Bickington we dragged Kevin back up past his own house to Haytor and then down to Widecombe which, as usual, had more than its fair share of visitors. Not quite lunchtime yet, so a bit of 1 in 4 up past Southcombe to make sure all had worked up an appetite before we found a fairly sheltered picnic spot beyond Blackaton Manor.

Not too much hanging around after grub, the midges saw to that, then on to park the bikes near Bellever and a pleasant stroll to the Tor with very fine views to be enjoyed. Back on the bikes – passing Shallowford brought memories of cream teas - and strolling up from Cockingford we had a chat with a Middlesex Road Club man who was walking down with his tandem - a third brake gives a lot more confidence!

Phil Burrows had three flats at various times during the day to give us a rest, but it still seemed fairly hard. Sorry we missed whoever it was from Plymouth (Phil?), who looked for us before we got to the destination.

(Colin Brierly)

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[1 photo to follow from Kevin Presland]